jackie dici

Finding the perfect piece of art on any budget is challenging. Art is so personal. How can you set the right tone in a room just like an interior designer? Learn to speak it’s language. Big bold colors or wild wall murals can add a lot of energy, while smaller scales, simpler frames, and content that is mild or subdude can help soften those vibes. Let’s look at this California photograph of the iconic tall palms that was used in a recent project. The problem with the original photograph printed on canvas was the color was an intense sky blue. While I love that gorgeous clear weathr sky it was not envoking the serene bedroom feel of relaxing in a monochromtic white bliss. I decided to whitewash this canvas to give it the exact feeling I was going for. Perhaps that can inspire you to recreate or repurpose a canvas in your own home. You can white wash it to reduce the color or paint entirely over it in a color you like. Sometimes one color is a statement all on its own.

HOW TO WHITE WASH:

I used a water based white acrylic paint and mixed together two parts paint and one part water. Using a wide paint brush the consistency went on thick and gave a lot of coverage. Working in small sections I painted sqaures of the canvas and buffed with an old t-shirt rag until the right amount of the picture and color was peeking through. This helped me whiten/lighten the picture by 70% if you want less affect, or are worried about how much coverage you want I would recommend using more water and gradually adding more paint. Keep your layers even and try to avoid letting the sections you are working in to dry before moving on the one next to it.